How to install printer Kubuntu?

[Ted Quick]

--- Mitch Contla <mcontla at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ted Quick said the following on 11/16/2006 10:46 PM:
> > --- Simon Bassett <spbasset at ptd.net> wrote:
> >   
> >> On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 21:56 -0800, Ted Quick wrote:
> >>     
> >>> --- Mitch Contla <mcontla at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>       
> >>>> Ted Quick said the following on 11/16/2006 07:16 AM:
> >>>>         
> >>>>> I have been trying to get my printer working again, since an update messed up the system.
> >>>>> Apparently CUPS was "improved" to avoid bothering to feed anything to the printer. Is
> >>>>>           
> >> there a
> >>     
> >>>> way
> >>>>         
> >>>>> to go back to what it was BEFORE the upgrade?
> >>>>> Kubuntu really isn't much use if I can't print anything. Help
> >>>>> Ted Quick
> >>>>> Need a website? Look at: http://www.rqh-webhosting.com/
> >>>>>
> >>>>>           
> >>>> How about some specifics? What do you mean "feed anything to the
> >>>> printer"? Are the printers set to accept jobs? What do you see when you
> >>>> goto http://localhost:631/printers
> >>>>
> >>>> My ubuntu (dapper) system is completely up to date, and I've never
> >>>> experienced a problem with printing.
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> Mitch
> >>>>         
> >>> That gives me "No Printers"
> >>> Also when I try to print something the Print box appears and it says Printer Name "Default"
> >>> When I click on the Properties button it say print command 
> >>> lpr ${MOZ_PRINTER_NAME:+-P"$MOZ_PRINTER_NAME"}
> >>> Ted Quick
> >>>       
> >> If that gives no printers, it appears there are none setup. Try from the
> >> konsole:
> >>
> >> sudo kcontrol
> >> then setup a printer from there.
> > When I do that it doesn't identify my HP 3745 Deskjet, it gives "ESP HP Color LaserJet Series
> PCL 6" as the only possible orinter.
> > Ted Quick
> >   
> Well. Why not try the lpadmin command. Linuxprinting.org say the HP 3745
> is essentially the same as the HP 3840; the recommended driver is hpijs.
> First, verify the ppd exists using lpinfo (my output listed with command
> below:
> 
> $ lpinfo -m | grep 3840
> hpijs/HP/HP-DeskJet_3840-hpijs.ppd HP DeskJet 3840 Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) - HPLIP 0.9.7
> 
> If you don't see similar output, you need to get the correct ppd first
> (use linuxprinting.org).
> 
> Add the printer using lpadmin like this:
> 
> $ sudo lpadmin -p HP-3745 -E -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -m hpijs/HP/HP-DeskJet_3840-hpijs.ppd -u
> allow:all
> 
> This assumes the printer is connected to the parallel port. If it's
> connected differently, you'll need to change the argument to the -v
> option. You can get a list of recognized ports using "lpinfo -v".
> 
> Everything going well? then...
> 
> $ lpr -P HP-3745 <sometestfile>
> 
> Did it print? If so, set the printer as default:
> 
> $ lpadmin -d HP-3745
> 
> If this doesn't seem to work, then we need to start looking at your cups
> configuration.
> Cheers
> -- 
> Mitch

Neither lpinfo or lpadmin works. Bioth say "command not found"

Ted Quick
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